[HTML][HTML] The value of elephants: A pluralist approach

A van de Water, M Henley, L Bates, R Slotow - Ecosystem Services, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiversity conservation strategies may prioritise certain values of nature over others.
Whilst there will likely always be a need for compromise in conservation planning, the …

Shepherding sub-saharan Africa's wildlife through peak anthropogenic pressure toward a green anthropocene

PA Lindsey, SH Anderson, A Dickman… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA's) iconic biodiversity is of immense potential global value but is
jeopardized by increasing anthropogenic pressures. Elevated consumption in wealthier …

The unequal burden of human-wildlife conflict

AR Braczkowski, CJ O'Bryan, C Lessmann… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Human-wildlife conflict is one of the most pressing sustainable development challenges
globally. This is particularly the case where ecologically and economically important wildlife …

Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance

KL Mills, JL Belant, M Beukes, E Dröge… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Wide-ranging carnivores experience tradeoffs between dynamic resource availabilities and
heterogeneous risks from humans, with consequences for their ecological function and …

Effects of climate, land use, and human population change on human–elephant conflict risk in Africa and Asia

M Guarnieri, G Kumaishi, C Brock… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Human–wildlife conflict is an important factor in the modern biodiversity crisis and has
negative effects on both humans and wildlife (such as property destruction, injury, or death) …

Where have all the lions gone? Establishing realistic baselines to assess decline and recovery of African lions

AJ Loveridge, LL Sousa, S Cushman… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Predict empirically the current and recent historical (c1970) landscape connectivity and
population size of the African lion as a baseline against which to assess conservation of the …

Disentangling wildlife–cattle interactions in multi‐host tuberculosis scenarios: systematic review and meta‐analysis

EM Ferreira, EL Duarte, MV Cunha, A Mira… - Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological interactions involving wildlife (wild mammals) and cattle Bos taurus are
considered fundamental drivers of animal tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping potential human-elephant conflict hotspots with UAV monitoring data

N Yang, X Dai, B Wang, M Wen, Z Gan, Z Li… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human–elephant conflicts (HECs) threaten both elephants and humans globally. Many
modern techniques have been adopted to mitigate HECs, including remote sensing with …

Elephants and algorithms: a review of the current and future role of AI in elephant monitoring

L Brickson, L Zhang, F Vollrath… - Journal of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) present revolutionary opportunities to
enhance our understanding of animal behaviour and conservation strategies. Using …

Reimagining protected and conserved areas in Africa: perspectives from the first Africa Protected Areas Congress

MI Bakarr - Conservation Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To protect nature, African parks must contribute to human well‐being, overcome threats, and
secure reliable funding sources. The first Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) held in …